American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 474.e1-474.e11, April 2008

Mechanical homeostasis is altered in uterine leiomyoma

Presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada, Oct. 16-19, 2005, and the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, Chicago, IL, Sept. 26-29, 2007.

  • Rebecca Rogers, BS

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • John Norian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Minnie Malik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Gregory Christman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Mones Abu-Asab, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Laboratory, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Faye Chen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Casey Korecki, MSME

      Affiliations

    • School of Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
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  • James Iatridis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
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  • William H. Catherino, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Rocky S. Tuan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Namisha Dhillon

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • Phyllis Leppert, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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  • James H. Segars, MD

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: James H. Segars, Building 10, CRC, 1E-3140, 10 Center Dr, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Received 5 May 2007; accepted 27 November 2007.

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 This research was supported in part by the intramural research programs of NCI, NIAMS, and NICHD, by the NIH intramural program of the Reproductive Biology and Medicine Branch, HD-Z01-008737-URE, and by the Howard Hughes Foundation (N.D.).

 Cite this article as: Rogers R, Norian J, Malik M, et al. Mechanical homeostasis is altered in uterine leiomyoma. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:474.e1-474.e11.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02239-9

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.057

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 474.e1-474.e11, April 2008

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